Man, this game is really something

TBH, I like ubisoft game. They are incredibly immersive for me. And the division is no exception.
I think the strongest Ubisoft trait is the world building. And damn, they hit the mark here. The lore of what happened is quite amazing and unique, and the snowy NY is stunning. So many details and so much environment storytelling, cheesus.

And not only the world building, but also the coherence of the game. From the ui, skills, echoes, everything just makes the world and setting whole.

And the gameplay is pretty fun as well. You just go from mission to mission, shoot bad guys and that's about it. You get new loot, upgrades and upgrade your base(which I love in videogames)

The story is okay, even though, I didn't finish it, so I can't say anything about the ending. The missions are fun, especially if you have a podcast or something in the background.

All the missions are more or less the same, but that's okay. That was actually the first game in years where I was clearing the map like crazy. I dunno, just mindless shooting works perfectly with this game.

However, game can be kinda challenging due to numbers. If you have lower gear, you will suffer in some of the missions(at least playing solo)

So, why am i abandoning this game? I think it just kinda started to feel boring for me(especially when I started to need to grind for the newer loot and craft new shit). The game is still amazing IMO, and I can see why a lot of people liked it a lot. Definitely doesn't deserve the hate that it's getting.

Persona, persona, persona, what a difficult relationship I have with this series

I played P3P on my psp a couple of years back and had more or less the exact feeling to that game as well.

So let's make a list of bulletpoints

Hates:
1. Anime shenanigan - I still don't like all this typical anime shit: sexualizing under aged girls, always talking about having a girflriend/boyfriend like your life depends on it, some of the half-baked dialogues, characters and stories
2. Dungeons - Still not a fan of these dungeons. Ngl, the combat felt better in this game, but it's still super grindy and not my fav part of the game
3. Teddie - pervert jokes as the main character trait.
4. Empty days - there is a lot of days that are just empty. I understand that it's supposed to be like that, cuz irl you also have them. But the problem is that there are like a couple of month in the middle in the game where nothing really happens and you can't do much fun actives.
4. Getting clues about somebody - holy shit this is annoying. Absolutely not worth it doing it on your own, just google how to do it. In the end, it's just running around and talk to every NPCs every day, hoping that you somehow find the right one.
5. Social links - I'm not a fan of this system. Mainly because the main protagonist is a silent one, but even then, you can't choose a lot of dialogues options. It's mostly you listening to the monolugues of another character. And they gonna talk to you in a certain way, and you can't change it. So it's like you get the worst from the pre-made protagonist and the silent one.

The loves:
1. Music - shit slaps hard. Not as much as p3 tho, but still amazing
2. Vibes and settings - just looking at this game makes you feel comfy and somewhat nostalgic. And with the music is just 10/10. Also the old mobile phones, tvs, and so on. Nostalgia and cozy
2. Social links are more engaging - even tho I'm not a fan of this system, I like way more than p3 cuz now on some of the social links you will interact with other characters and also increase their social link. Cool addition and feels much more that they are a group of friends, and not just individual friends to the main character
3. Characters - characters are way more likeable, and they each of them has a somewhat unquie social problem that is pretty easy to relate tho. Great progression from P3. Kanji is the best girl
4. Story - I like it way more than p3. Much more down-to-earth story and also I like detective shit
5. Endings - I got the bad ending and for me, that's the best ending. It's much more tragic, yet it gives you consequences. While the other endings feel like "too good" for me. Also the final dialogue with Doijma in the bad ending is cool af

Overall, as P3, it's a love-hate game. I'm glad that I played it cuz it will bring me a lot of good memories of it, like it's right now with persona 3. Music will always stay on my playlist

Persona is a series that you enjoy feeling nostalgic over it more, than actually playing it

Daaaamn, what a game.
As per usual, my background:
1. Liked the first game a lot, replayed it around 5 times when was a kid
2. Didn't like Arkham City, had to endure it
3. Never played other games

So, I remember trying this game a couple of years ago, but I got so tired of the batmobile that I dropped it. Decided to give it another try. Damn.

First of all, this game is fucking gorgeous. One of the most technically stunning game that I played in recent years. From the artstyle to the shaders, everything looks as amazing and god damn, this shit is optimized.

Now, the gameplay was somewhat a hit or miss for me. While it is the most developed out of the three-logy, I was struggling with the controls until the last mission. I don't know, there are just so many stuff and the placement just didn't click with me at all. I dunno how many times I missed the gadget wheel option...
The combat is even difficult, again, kinda related for me not being able to fully control Batman as much as I want to. The batmobile is suprsingly fun! I was enjoying it. Yeah, the combat in batmobile gets old by the end-game but the racing is fun.
Stealth is probably the best part of the gameplay. Fun and unique.


And what surprised me the most was the story. DAMN. What a work of art. The joker integration is so cool. I've seen people be saying that it is a cliche, but I deadass can count just a couple games that executed this type of integration, and this one has done the best way. And even beyond that, the story by itself is pretty cool. But the joker part, man, I applause

Great game, one of the best superhero games and def the best batman game. Sad that it got bad reputation due to technical problems at launch.

My background:
1. Not a big shooter guy
2. Not a boomer shooter guy
3. Haven't played modern boomer shooter games

Soooo it's good. As you could tell I'm not a shooter guy, especially boomer shooter. While the gameplay sound perfect to me: bunch of crazy guns, super high-speed movement, versatility and so on, it kinda does not click to me. Like I sometime get in the flow and everything, but just deep inside, it doesn't click

What I usually don't like about these games is the world building and the setting. And that's why I got to play this game over others, cuz this one has a really nice world. The art in this game is my favorite part, especially with the retro settings. The art direction is just amazing, and the execution! Oh my, these levels are badass. But.... Only like the 1 chapter. The second chapter is just grey corridors and the last one is better, but still not as great as the first one.

The music is also great, fits the game perfectly.

The gameplay is fun, movement is crunchy and the bosses are fun. Some of the enemies be killing me fast tho, but the adrenaline mechanic is neat

If you are not a boomer shooter guy or just wondering about this game, try it, it's fun and beautiful

damn Ik that the game was good but forgot how good it was

I mostly played tft back then, and I believe I played the camping of this one only once

What a blast

4 campaigns, 1 for every race, which more or less continues the story of the previous one

The story by itself... Well, tbh, warcraft story has always been super simple. Characters are fun but too simple.

The aesthetics tho, my god beautiful. Art style, models, sound design, speech, music and everything. Love it

What surprised me was the gameplay. I expected it to be pretty blunt, especially after star craft 2, but damn, even then they knew what they were doing. Stealth missions, defense missions, scout missions, and so on. I kept being surprised how much variety RTS missions can offer.


Great RTS, one of the if not the best RTS out here

It's fun

Def a chill experience. You go from point to point, do sniping. Occasionally you have to call of duty your way through, but that's okay

Snipping by itself is fun as balls. I didn't not expect it to be that cool. Just take a breath, aim, and watch a glorified , slow-mo and ex-ray of destruction of enemy balls with your bullet. Didn't get old all the way to the end

Now the story is god fucking damn forgettable. I forgot that the stories in video game were used to be that blank. Whatever, it kinda ends on all of the sudden, but feel free to skip the cutscenes.

Also I like the ww2 setting so that's a win.

All things considered, fun game and I can see myself playing other entries and games like that. It's a game that you should give it a try and see if it's your cup of tea. Not a big investment, but might deliver you some of the new experiences without overwhelming you

As always, my background:
1) Played this game when I was a kid
2) Loved it a lot
3) Loved the graffiti culture back in the day
4) Indifferent about it now

Now.... This game is an absolutely work of art. For me, this is the definition of a video game for ps2. It looks and sounds incredible, has a very unique theme, every aspect of it was made with love, ball brave game design and overall ideas.

So let's digest it a little:
1) Gameplay - It's a 3rd person action-adventure with graffiti elements. It mainly has 4 aspects: fights, exploration and graffiti

Fight system is somewhat hit or miss. It works well, the animation are great, the overall system is good, but the "bullet sponge" enemies are the problem. God damn, some regular enemis are just too fucking fat. That makes you wanna use stealth, and yes, this game has stealth. But it is kinda wonky. The only proper way to deal with them, imo, is to avoid them and run away. And honestly I think that what the intended way to deal with them. Kinda like OG mirror's edge.

Exploration is one of the best aspects. 3rd platforming kinda sux, but at least there is not a lot of it and it's not that important. But exploring the world, oh my. I will speak about the world-building later, but holy shit just being in this world is amazing. And no, I wouldn't like an open world probably. Every level is so unique and give you the different and complete view of one of the districts of the town: big ass bridges, HQ of the special police, zeppelins, metro stations, etc... Man, I miss these games where the levels were just unique. Also by exploring the level you can find: upgrades, ipod songs, normal secrets and additional graffiti spots.

Now, the biggest thing - Graffiti. Man oh man. Basically on every level there are marked spots where you can tag your graffiti. Once you get close to it, you can choose the graffiti that ya wanna paint, the size and start painting. It's pretty much just a mini-game, where you control your hand with a can and try to fill in the image. But you gotta do it fast, without drips(keeping the can on the same place for too long), and also shake the can once in a while. Also enemies can interrupt you, so you gotta deal with them first or be extra strategic. And that's pretty much it. Sounds kinda repetitive, and it is. But I never got tired of doing them. I did all the extra once as well, cuz man, it's just cool to do them. You pick your graffiti, and then all the sounds of releasing the paint, shaking the can, and just overall vibe, DAMN. Also, after some levels you unlock new graffities and even new styles, so it never gets old for me. There is also additional small tags that you can place anywhere, but they are not that fun.

Sooo, the gameplay is an okay action-adventure with a unique element of graffiti, what about the rest of the game?

2) OST & sound design - OST, and included songs are hip-hop from the early 2000 and damn it fits this game perfectly. The sound design is also top, especially all the painting related things

3) Graphics - DAMN. Definition of ps2 graphics. Peak. So much love here, every tag, every texture, every graffiti. I absolutely adore this game. You look at any screenshot and you feel "yup, that's ps2"

4) Story and world-building - again, DAMN. It takes place in a authoritarian city, where people are being oppressed. And graffiti is one of the way to "fight the system". But what first starts as a gang battling for respect, grows into a much larger story about conspiracy, mayor, elections, freedom of speech and so on. It's not super deep, but I love how they decided to use graffiti sub culture to tell this story.

The game is not perfect, it's pretty junky in a lot of aspects. But this game is coming from love, and I can't get anything except love to this game. One of my favorite games of all time.

the core game is good and at first, it seems like the progression is fast, but nope, extremely grindy

Kinda like a bigger version of clash royale with warcraft theme, which for me sounds fucking amazing, but because the card-progression starts to get slow as dick at some point, you just feel like doing daily quests all over again, instead of actually playing and enjoying the game, which is, quite fun.

Also cuz of that, it's difficult to have lots of decks

okay well, as always, my background:

1. Played first Stalker when I was a kid and loved it
2. Knew that this one is considered to be the best one

Well, the game is... A stalker game. Amazing atmosphere, the graphics are amazing for the vibe of the game, the shooting is quite good, and the story is surprisingly good

What I loved about the 1 Stalker were the vibes and immersion. Sadly, I didn't quite experience it here. And I don't think it's the fault of the game, but just me not playing it in the mood. The game does the atmosphere quite well: graphics, sounds, stories from other stalkers, environments, and some scary labs. But.... It kinda didn't feel the same. Also, I can't be immersed in 1st person games. Feel like I lost this ability

And if you are not immersed, then this game doesn't have a lot to offer. You probably won't play this game for the story, especially if you haven't played the previous ones. The shooting is okay, but obsly there are better games for that.

So yeah, the game is good, but you have to immerse yourself in order to enjoy it.

Also holy shit this weight limit, I forgot how strict it is.

Holy damn, that's a gem

I stumbled upon this game randomly on Steam, wishlisted, and bought it immediately upon its release. Mechs and space bugs??? Are you kidding me, that's all I wanted even though I didn't know that I wanted it

So the game is that: you choose a mech and you kill TONS of bugs. There is quite a good variety + progression of mechs that you can buy with the currency awarded from every mission. There are different stats, such as mobility, armor, weapon capacity, booster capacity, and so on... Then you can also buy weapons, 1 for the main arm and 2 for the shoulders. And they are kicking ass, you have flamethrowers, unguided/homing missiles, grenades, laser beans, railguns, smart guns, and so on!!!
Sometimes you will fight other mechs, so some of the weapons works best against bugs, but other are better against mechs.

The mechs control really fucking well. You have flight mode and if you buy a fast mech, OH DAMN. The movement is also really important here, cuz the game can be hard!!!

Against bugs, you mainly need to learn the area control and how to cait them. This is what fighting against the bugs is supposed to be!!!

And against mechs is more complicated, you mainly need to dodge missiles and projectiles and go for the openings(I usually go with melee). Oh yeah, by the way, there is also a melee weapon??? And it's a fucking laser sword???

So the gameplay here is amazing: killing bugs and fighting mechs is a good mix that makes you go for different strategies. Also, boss fights are tough(at least on the steam deck).

Another good topic is the story. I usually can't focus too much on the panel-based dialogues for the story, but god damn, that's some good story. Pretty basic, but the delivery is good. It's interesting and the characters are pretty interesting as well, I was invested throughout the whole game.


Overall amazing game and it was made by 1 person! Badass gameplay, awesome idea, excellent execution

meh I dunno
I know that this game is about solving the mystery and shit like that, but It's just too slow to get to the interesting part. As a survival game, meh, I didn't really like it.

Catching fish and such is not really fun, and limited building just puts me off. I know that the exploration is a huge aspect of the game, but still, the game feels pretty much the same anywhere you go. Crafting is also kinda boring, crafting only at your base is kinda meh, also all the inventory management until you build a second base is a pain. Overall as a survival experience, I def didn't feel any satisfaction.

The movement is pretty fun tho, but again, swimming back and forth to get resources gets old pretty quickly.

The story, I assume is good, but for my playthrough (6 hours) it was maybe 10 min total of the story progression. I'm sure later it will get more insane, but I will just watch a youtube video at this point

Music is cool tho.

Anyway, it's just not fun for me. I respect it and will watch some videos about it and why it's so great, but I have no desire to play it ever again.

Okay, leaving it for now.
The game def feels worse after the original trilogy. Mainly the speed and the waves just don't feel right

And the tower system is also quite a miss. Will come back some time in the future

After revisit:
It's still Kingdom Rush. I love it. Even tho I'm not a fan of this tower selection system, it's still fun. The towers are not as fan as in the previous one(apart the skeleton one), but its still fun

finally was able to play it

My first indie boomer-shooter

Fun and incredibly fast. Bosses are cool, movement is just amazing and it controls is woooow

Really good game, waiting for the release

looks pretty good, and I'm fine with deck builders, but man i dunno, didn't click with me

Really interesting and unique, but I kinda didn't like the card game

Hope to come back to it in the future